Packaging surgical cotton



Feb. 28, 1933; w. J. METTS PACKAGING SURGICAL COTTON Filed Aug. 27, 1931gmggggoo'goo op ogoooooouo Patented- B15528, 1933 7 NITED STATES PATENTOFFICE WALTER I. IETTS, OI HIGHLAND PARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG'NOR; TOJOHNSON & JOHNSON, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, A. CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY I rncxaen'm suns-roan corron Application filed August 27, 1981.Serial No. 558,891.

Objects of the invention are to package surgical cotton intended foremergency use in such way that it always will be clean, resh, andsterile; to provide for storing and dispensing the cotton in roll formand .under aseptic conditions which eliminate the necessity of directhandling; and to accomplish these results in a simple and inexpensiveway.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, wherein Figure 1, is aperspective view, partly broken away, ofthe improved package indislpensing relation. 4

' ig. 2 shows a roll of cotton.

Fig. 3 shows the cage or formforthe roll.

Figs. 4 and 5 are elevational and sectional details, respectively, ofthe carton closure.

-T he improved package embodies surgical absorbent cotton5, rolleduponitself, preferably in conjunction with a sheet of paper ,or other.facin'g strip 6; a flexible fiat sided tubular form, cage or holder 7for the roll; and an external casing or carton 8 which and its containedroll. v

The fibrous or absorbent cotton 5, in condensed state, is rolled uponitself in conjunction with a facing strip, as a sheet of paper 6, toform a roll-ofpredetermined size.

It may here be remarked that the paper or other strip 6 is usefulnotonly for shrouding purposes, making for aseptic environment conditionsbut. having ter tensile strength, facilitates the unwmding anddispensing of theroll of cotton. By preference I It extends beyond thecotton terminal so as structure 0 to provide a protecting'apron-fiadapted to overlap the cotton terminal and enable the same to be grasbetween the thumb and finger without direct contact.

1 A roll such as described snugly fits the form, cage or holder 7 insuch way that its ends frictionally engage opposed walls 10 of the cageand its periphery is confinedbetween the front and back walls 11 and 12.4

form 7 is afour wallv cardboard n at top and bottom-- for the described'ctional reception of the roll. The merit of such flat sided tubularstructure The cage or is that it has inherent flexibility and theflexing of the side walls enables the structure has a lipor straightedge 13. i The gate thus provided by the lip and the end walls of theform lends further friction to the passage of the cotton underdispensing action. The

, straight edge or lip'13 also may be availed of, to part or sever thecotton at the point The front wall 11 of the tubular struc-- ture is ofless height thanthe end walls and desired, when, with the lid not helddown,

response to pull on the cotton.

The external casing or carton is of a size snugly to receive the form orcageand its contents and in such way that the discharge end of the cageregisters with the discharge end of the car-ton. While the carton may bey of any construction appropriate for the purconstltutes an aseptichousing for the holder pose, it is preferred to employ a carton havmgahinged head or lid 14 having tucking flaps 15 and an external sealingflap 16 glued the holder 7 may be slightly elevated in or cementedexternally to the carton as at 17,

and of such liberal proportions that, when severed or parted along theline of perforations 18, in order to release theclosure, it is stilluseful as a tucking flap to aid in pro rly housing the cotton untilentirely use up. And it will be understood that the cutaway front of thetubular cage or holder allows for stowage or tucking of the flap.

What is claimed is 1. The combination of a flcxible flat sided tubularcardboard structure open at both ends to allow full freedom of flexureof the side walls, a roll of surgical dressing (118 posed in saidtubular structure and held against creepage in unwinding by the bindingfitof the sidewalls, and a receptacle for the tubular structure and itscontained roll.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1, having thefurthercharacteristic that the front wall of thetubular structure isforeshortened to provide a friction guide for the dressing.

3. The combination of a. flexible flat sided tubular cardboard structureopen at both ends, a, roll of surgical dressing disposed therein andheld against creepa-ge in un- 5 winding by the binding fit of the sidewalls,

the front wall of the tubular structure being foreshortened to provide afriction guide for the dressing, and a. receptacle for the tubularstructure and its contained roll provided with a hinged cover having aninitial surface seal flap convertible into a tucking flap accommodatedby the foreshortened portion.

In testlinony whereof, I afiix my signature. I WALTER J. METTS.

